The trend is also global, with 20 out of the top 50 tracks worldwide coming from back catalogues, led by 80s hit Forever Young by German synth-pop band Alphaville.
TikTok's head of music partnerships for the UK and Ireland, Toyin Mustapha, said the platform had created a level playing field for music acts. Older tracks and new releases are given the same amount of love by the TikTok community.
This year set a new high for use of old tracks on British TikTok posts, with tunes more than five years old accounting for 19 out of its 50 top tracks this year.
It has really democratised music. Six of the top ten back catalogues tunes were released in the previous century, including Come and Get Your Love and Sade's Kiss of Life.
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